Mark Solway First practice of training camp and my first observation is, it is HOT in Ashburn today. Overcast skies and muggy conditions made for a very sticky morning practice. The offense and the defense split up almost immediately and went to separate fields. I went to the defense field because it was less crowded and a … Read more
The following interview is from a phone conversation that I had with Ken Harvey on Thursday. We wanted to bring you all the info you needed to know about the upcoming Ken Harvey Football Fan Classic. Once again we thank Ken for taking time out of his really busy schedule to sit down and talk … Read more
When Chad Morton signed a 5 year $8 million deal with the Redskins this offseason, Washington gained its best return man since Brian Mitchell left town. With a career kick return average of almost 25 yards (24.4 YPR), Morton also has big play ability having scored 96 and 98 yard TD’s last season (both in … Read more
At the beginning of the offseason when we started the big draft section, we fully anticipated having a full page dedicated to our beloved Redskins. We were going to profile prospective first round picks, address individual team needs and things like that. We never could have predicted the whirlwind free agency period that has resulted … Read more
The Redskins have been the busiest team in the NFL signing both unrestricted and restriced free agents – 14 of them in fact. They re-signed veteran Tre Johnson, as well as re-signing OL Wilbert Brown and Alex Sulfsted. They added Trung Canidate via a trade with the Rams. At the time of this story’s release, … Read more
We’re three days into free agency and the Redskins have already taken drastic steps towards fielding a playoff contender for 2003. With many holes to fill, it was uncertain how the Redskins would go about filling their needs in the offseason. Apparently the answer is… quickly. Day one of free agency saw the Redskins first … Read more
Recently we were approached by the Redskins Alumni to help promote their new website www.redskinsalumni.com. Naturally, we were honored. Hopefully most of our surfers have already been to the site via the banner at the top of the page. Their website has not yet been officially launched but you can check out their upcoming events. … Read more
RUSHING: The Redskins had another solid day on the ground with over 150 yards rushing between Ladell Betts and Kenny Watson. Once again the rookie RB’s split the load evenly carrying the ball 17 times each. Watson had 58 yards and a touchdown while Betts added 98 yards. Unfortunately Betts fumbled the ball going into … Read more
RUSHING: My first five quarter awarding since The 5th Quarter’s inception. Sure it was against the expansion Houston Texans, but when you have two running backs gain over 100 yards in the same game, there is little choice. Ladell Betts carried the ball 20 times for 116 yards, and Kenny Watson added 110 yards on … Read more
RUSHING: When Stephen Davis had 24 yards on his first 2 carries, it looked as though the Rdskins were going to employ a steady dose of running. Then, Davis fumbled the ball on his third carry and separated his shoulder on the same play. After that, Washington only ran the ball 23 more times. Ladell … Read more